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president obama says his record on foreign affairs speaks for itself. yet a may gallup polls show vets favor governor romney. in fact, during wednesday's debate governor romney reiterated his commitment to strengthen the nation's military. >> we have a responsibility to protect the lives and liberties of our people, and that means a military second to none. i do not believe in cutting our military. i believe in maintaining the strength of america's military. >> so let's bring in beau biden, attorney general for the state of delaware. he is also a major in the delaware national guard having served a 12-pomonth deployment iraq. he's also the vice president's son. mitt romney has hammered president obama for the automatic military cuts that could take place as a result of congress failing to reach a debt deal. even the defense secretary said the cuts could be staef dating. does that hurt the president in the vet community? >> number one, congress must act and avoid sequestration op any of these defense cuts. number two, you know, governor romney seems to c
president obama says his record on foreign affairs speaks for itself. yet a may gallup polls show vets favor governor romney. in fact, during wednesday's debate governor romney reiterated his commitment to strengthen the nation's military. >> we have a responsibility to protect the lives and liberties of our people, and that means a military second to none. i do not believe in cutting our military. i believe in maintaining the strength of america's military. >> so let's bring in...
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where was obama tonight? >> progressives from chris matthews to bill maher to michael moore all across the progressive wing of the democratic party, there's great disappointment. >> they were jumping out of their seats watching. >> i understand. i understand there was a hunger for us to attack romney more personally than the president did last night. >> bottom line, romney scores, but was last night the first to game-change his campaign and what they sorely needed? >> the only loophole he had enough courage to mention last night was big bird and public broadcasting. >> i think governor strickland was watching a different debate from me and the american people. >> yeah, big bird got hit by the bus last night. joining me is ed schultz, good to have you here. i was watching you last night, your immediate reaction saying that the president was off his game. you were stunned. and then you had this exchange with david plouffe from the obama campaign after the debate. take a look. >> mr. plouffe, why didn't the pres
where was obama tonight? >> progressives from chris matthews to bill maher to michael moore all across the progressive wing of the democratic party, there's great disappointment. >> they were jumping out of their seats watching. >> i understand. i understand there was a hunger for us to attack romney more personally than the president did last night. >> bottom line, romney scores, but was last night the first to game-change his campaign and what they sorely needed?...
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that's a big deal. >> let me play what president obama, that's one area where president obama hit him. let me play exactly what the president had to say about that. >> for 18 months he's been running on this tax plan. and now five weeks before the election he's saying that his big bold idea is nevermind. >> governor pataki, does governor romney owe his performance last night to the fact that he's pivoting more to the middle? >> not at all. he's been consistent with his campaign and what he's always believed in. you had a clip on how he worked with democrats. anybody who is a republican governor in a blue state can't get anything done unless they work with democrats. president obama has been one of the most partisan presidents in washington i've ever seen in my lifetime. >> what about this $5 trillion tax cut? >> it's ridiculous. >> here's what the fact checker at "the new york times" said. he's proposed cutting marginal tax rates by 20%, which would in and of itself cut tax revenue by $5 trillion to make up that revenue mr. romney has said he wants to clear out the underbrush of deduc
that's a big deal. >> let me play what president obama, that's one area where president obama hit him. let me play exactly what the president had to say about that. >> for 18 months he's been running on this tax plan. and now five weeks before the election he's saying that his big bold idea is nevermind. >> governor pataki, does governor romney owe his performance last night to the fact that he's pivoting more to the middle? >> not at all. he's been consistent with his...
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and obama has a tendency to ramble. and i think that's going to be interesting to watch. >> listen, i think the reality is that when the challenger gets the opportunity to stand on the same stage, feet from the president of the united states, and go toe-to-toe, and offer without any media fundamentalad press densz densy, i think it will make a difference. >> romney had a conversation with "good morning america" about that. let me play a portion and have you respond to it in particular. >> i think he's going to say a lot of things that aren't accurate. but i think that the challenge that i'll have in the debate is that the president tends to, how shall i say it, say things that aren't true. and in attacking his opponents. >> give me an example of what he would want to attack, what the president has done, and how you think romney will handle it. >> well, i think president obama has, and i want to be charitable here, has a casual relationship with the truth. he's very eloquent. he's extremely articulate. he is very bright.
and obama has a tendency to ramble. and i think that's going to be interesting to watch. >> listen, i think the reality is that when the challenger gets the opportunity to stand on the same stage, feet from the president of the united states, and go toe-to-toe, and offer without any media fundamentalad press densz densy, i think it will make a difference. >> romney had a conversation with "good morning america" about that. let me play a portion and have you respond to it...
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for president obama he's getting a lot of advice. don't be arrogant, don't respond always to governor romney, don't attack. but i think the most important thing he has to do to win this debate or to come out feeling as though he's done what he needs to do is talk about the progress that has been made, small as it may be, he wants to emphasize there is some progress that's been made and get people to continue asto feel as though there is some progress. >> can a debate really change things? we saw the clip, of course, of gerald ford, that is one case where he came out with a ten-point deficit just that switch from what he had said against jimmy carter and that was the race. >> we can look back at individual debates and say that had an effect on rate for at least a moment. john kerry had a good couple debates -- >> but he still didn't win. >> i think that for governor romney, he needs to have something happen here tonight in which there is at least for the moment a change in perceptions. whether that turns around the whole race, i mean
for president obama he's getting a lot of advice. don't be arrogant, don't respond always to governor romney, don't attack. but i think the most important thing he has to do to win this debate or to come out feeling as though he's done what he needs to do is talk about the progress that has been made, small as it may be, he wants to emphasize there is some progress that's been made and get people to continue asto feel as though there is some progress. >> can a debate really change things?...
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look, barack obama hasn't debated in four years. mitt romney has had a lot of debates in that time, but i do think it's worth noting, andrea, that all of mitt romney's debates have been against multiple people. there was never a time where he had a one on one debate against rick santorum or newt gingrich or rick perry. always debating four or five people who were really sort of aiming at him. he was the frontrunner throughout. barack obama had four debates against hillary clinton, one on one in the 2008 democratic primary, then three debates against john mccain. it's a different dynamic than to be the frontrunner where four or five people are aiming at you throughout a debate. >> here we are on the eve practically of the first debate and it's supposed to be an economic, domestic policy. >> right. >> and now foreign policy has reared its head. we have first of all mitt romney and "the wall street journal" an op-ed, saying that these developments are not as president obama says, mere bumps in the road. they are major issues that put o
look, barack obama hasn't debated in four years. mitt romney has had a lot of debates in that time, but i do think it's worth noting, andrea, that all of mitt romney's debates have been against multiple people. there was never a time where he had a one on one debate against rick santorum or newt gingrich or rick perry. always debating four or five people who were really sort of aiming at him. he was the frontrunner throughout. barack obama had four debates against hillary clinton, one on one in...
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the next four years, if president obama is president obama again, what does the next four years look like in terms of his legislative priorities? >> the next four years is continuing on the path to growing this economy from the middle class out, investing in infrastructure, education, energy, implementing obamacare. there are many aspects left to be implemented so that all americans can fully realize the promise that was built by obamacare. so we are very excited about the next four years should president obama win, and we believe he will. >> thanks so much. appreciate your time on this sunday afternoon. >> thank you so much for having me. >>> everyone remembers the slogan "we like ike," but what does the former military general have in common with president obama? and what can mitt romney learn from him? the man who wrote the book on ike joining us up next. >>> plus, get aggressive or play defense? >> are you ready? >> i'm looking forward to the debates. i'll put it that way. >> we will break down debate strategy with our sunday brain trusts. well, i had all the classic symptoms...
the next four years, if president obama is president obama again, what does the next four years look like in terms of his legislative priorities? >> the next four years is continuing on the path to growing this economy from the middle class out, investing in infrastructure, education, energy, implementing obamacare. there are many aspects left to be implemented so that all americans can fully realize the promise that was built by obamacare. so we are very excited about the next four years...
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joe biden hearts barack obama. we will no doubt see evidence of that bromance unfold thursday night. on the other hand, mitt romney's put paul ryan in the position where he has to defend statements like this. >> . >> so it feels like passionate romance and a marriage of convenience here between these two. is that the key thing that a vp has to be is basically champion for his principal? is that what people are looking for in the vp debate? >> unless the vp think they don't have much of a shot. in which case he has to think ahead to the next election cycle. it's clear to me what's what paul ryan is doing. so he should be. >> the interesting thing here, way back when they put ryan on the ticket, i thought i understood why. i thought the calculation was romney looked and said all summer long, i've been behind. this isn't budging. i need something dramatic here. i i'm going to run on the paul ryan plan. maybe it's translated as courageous and bold. they put ryan on the ticket and panicked and said wait a minute. we can
joe biden hearts barack obama. we will no doubt see evidence of that bromance unfold thursday night. on the other hand, mitt romney's put paul ryan in the position where he has to defend statements like this. >> . >> so it feels like passionate romance and a marriage of convenience here between these two. is that the key thing that a vp has to be is basically champion for his principal? is that what people are looking for in the vp debate? >> unless the vp think they don't...
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do you think paul ryan talking about president obama's foreign policy will move people from obama to romney? >> i'm not -- i don't think paul ryan, it matters very much. but i do twhink have a sequence of things that are going to happen here and these ling up the first two things. mitt romney has a paramount goal. he must get past the debate and still have life in this campaign. if he can get through the first debate and convince republicans hi he's still in the race, not abandon him as a lost cause, have a sense that he's still in the game, he then has some options how to spend the last 35 days of the campaign. on foreign policy, the economy, prosecuting the president. this all dpebepends on wednesda night. if he walks out with the world cob cluned that this race is over, the conservatives, the money, you're bob dole, we're going to vote on the house and senate. he's got to get past that first. >>> just before the two candidates scare off in the debate. abc news poll, 49% of likely voters say they would vote for president obama and 47% say they would vote for mitt romney. those numb
do you think paul ryan talking about president obama's foreign policy will move people from obama to romney? >> i'm not -- i don't think paul ryan, it matters very much. but i do twhink have a sequence of things that are going to happen here and these ling up the first two things. mitt romney has a paramount goal. he must get past the debate and still have life in this campaign. if he can get through the first debate and convince republicans hi he's still in the race, not abandon him as a...
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obama was their choice for president, 51-44%. this is about 30 minutes. ♪ ♪ [runaway train - ac/dc] ♪ >> thank you so much for coming out, everybody. thank you so much. thank you for hosting us. thank you for sending mitt romney to the white house and barack obama back to chicago. [applause] it is so great to be back here. this is a beautiful place and a beautiful state. i brought my beautiful wife with me as well. [applause] she is here with my sister and brother-in-law. they live right over the border in boston. i do not know if that is a good or bad thing to everybody here. i'm just kidding. my sister lives in boston. she works for dunkin brands. and that is good coffee, isn't it? this man knows how to balance a budget, cut spending, it knows fiscal responsibility. he is one of the leaders helping us to do that. that is charlie bass as well. let's give them a round of applause. [applause] friends, we have a choice to make. this is not your ordinary election. we are not just deciding who will be the next president for fou
obama was their choice for president, 51-44%. this is about 30 minutes. ♪ ♪ [runaway train - ac/dc] ♪ >> thank you so much for coming out, everybody. thank you so much. thank you for hosting us. thank you for sending mitt romney to the white house and barack obama back to chicago. [applause] it is so great to be back here. this is a beautiful place and a beautiful state. i brought my beautiful wife with me as well. [applause] she is here with my sister and brother-in-law. they live...
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. >> president obama and the economy. how is he managed to avoid public retribution for not fixing the economy? >> it's not a normal thing. >> the extraordinary work of a clinton initiative. >> keep pushing the rocks up the hill. >> big ideas from the big names. dee pock chopra, things get lively at the global initiative. you want to make farming sexy, don't you? this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> mr. president, thank you very much for sparing the time to talk to me. you are in the eighth year now, of the clinton global initiative. i would imagine all the world leaders you managed to amass here, there are a few topics of concentrated attention. probably right at the top of the list would be this simmering tension between israel and iran. now, i interviewed president ahmadinejad last night and he was adamant that he has no plan to build a nuclear weapon, that he has purely peaceful intention. clearly, most people here don't believe him. what is the smart thing for america to do right now, given the ratcheting up of the rh
. >> president obama and the economy. how is he managed to avoid public retribution for not fixing the economy? >> it's not a normal thing. >> the extraordinary work of a clinton initiative. >> keep pushing the rocks up the hill. >> big ideas from the big names. dee pock chopra, things get lively at the global initiative. you want to make farming sexy, don't you? this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> mr. president, thank you very much for sparing...
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president obama he's definitely going to have all of the black vote this year again. that's just the reality. of eric and used to be the movable rock that we have american politics but now with a black president in office there could be room bombings there could be illegal wars. black voices are scarcely heard it all in cities all births i think that you were right when you said earlier you know it requires a vision the vision that lasts much longer than even the presidential as stylish and the republic the political establishment in general really requires that grassroots mobilization thank you so much for coming on breaking it down bruce dixon from the black agenda report. thank you for writing us. so if you like what you see so far go to our youtube channel at youtube dot com slash break in the set and subscribe check out our facebook page at facebook dot com slash break in the set give us a like if you wonder about what i'm doing or bitching about when i'm not on air follow me on twitter at abby martin and i take a break from my preaching for now but stay tuned to
president obama he's definitely going to have all of the black vote this year again. that's just the reality. of eric and used to be the movable rock that we have american politics but now with a black president in office there could be room bombings there could be illegal wars. black voices are scarcely heard it all in cities all births i think that you were right when you said earlier you know it requires a vision the vision that lasts much longer than even the presidential as stylish and the...
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president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. the difference is my policies will make things better for them. we shouldn't measure compassion by how many people are on welfare. we should measure compassion by how many people are able to get off welfare and get a good paying job. my plan will create twelve million new jobs over the next four years helping lift families out of poverty and strengthening the middle-class. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message because we can't afford another four years like the last four years. ♪ ♪ captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> a long fight has come to an end today. >> this power plant has closed for good. most of the employees have retired or transferred, but at least six are still looking for work. >> a lot of people have suffered for many, many years under the effects. >> they have caused many problems here for the community. >> owners of the facility say the closing is less about pollution and more about the cost of running it. >> police in prince wi
president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. the difference is my policies will make things better for them. we shouldn't measure compassion by how many people are on welfare. we should measure compassion by how many people are able to get off welfare and get a good paying job. my plan will create twelve million new jobs over the next four years helping lift families out of poverty and strengthening the middle-class. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message because we...
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president obama is a yes, but with an asterik. now, candidate romney says he opposed any new laws. >> we need a president that will enforce current laws, and not create new ones. >> mr. obama expressed the need on assaulted weapons. >> they belong in the hands of soldiers and not criminals. >> the reason obama's yes as an asterisk is because -- >> he continued to pay lip servicto those things but has not seen leadership. >> background checks havgotten more thorough under obama, and the big problem remains gun shows and the internet, specifically unlicensed dealers with buyers and no background check needed. president obama has supported closing the gun show loophole in the past, but the white house says his focus now is on existing laws. governor romney says no to any further regulation of gun shows. >> there's no particular change in law that is going to keep people who are intent on doing harm from doing harm. >> the majority of gun owners agree we should do everything possible from preventing criminals and fugitives from purcha
president obama is a yes, but with an asterik. now, candidate romney says he opposed any new laws. >> we need a president that will enforce current laws, and not create new ones. >> mr. obama expressed the need on assaulted weapons. >> they belong in the hands of soldiers and not criminals. >> the reason obama's yes as an asterisk is because -- >> he continued to pay lip servicto those things but has not seen leadership. >> background checks havgotten more...
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it is being created by president obama. mitt romney makes a good case. what we might end up in a war it's the policies of president obama in southeast asia and pakistani and afghanistan and in the middle east. >> patti ann:. >> paul: when you say creating a vacuum. since we left iraq and it is winding down but we didn't leave any troops there. we are staying out of syria. then, of course, the biggest problem, brett, is iran? >> you have to ask yourself is this a president that says we're going to have any more wars in middle east, how about con sunltd go israel, netanyahu saying. >> paul: 90% on their way to a nuclear bomb? >> they are increasing their capacity. a few months by the international atomic energy. i've been told by nuclear scientists that once you are 20% you are actually 87% way toward the goal. >> paul: key point of war, gets down to a fundamental difference of foreign policy, whether or not president obama's policy towards iran, four years of trying to coax them into a discussion quid pro quo, if you stop pursuing a nuclear weapon hasn't
it is being created by president obama. mitt romney makes a good case. what we might end up in a war it's the policies of president obama in southeast asia and pakistani and afghanistan and in the middle east. >> patti ann:. >> paul: when you say creating a vacuum. since we left iraq and it is winding down but we didn't leave any troops there. we are staying out of syria. then, of course, the biggest problem, brett, is iran? >> you have to ask yourself is this a president that...
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presidential election debate and be gloves came off today with me troll me and brock obama attacking each other's policy proposals while defending their own more of the debate in a few. averages called has delayed its verdict on whether julian assange her supporters will be allowed to keep more than two hundred thousand dollars they put up with the whistleblower the money has been in jeopardy after a soldier was granted political asylum in ecuador. with the nation this was supposed to be decision day for that group of julian assange supporters. one hundred forty thousand pounds as a surety when he was back in december two thousand and ten but the judge said that it would be another couple of days before a decision was reached as to whether or not they get that money back there of course is an incredibly complex case in fact there were two groups that. money back when julian assange and his extradition case was going on one group provided the up from bail money and previously we discovered that they lost that money that was the two hundred thousand pounds so that has been in gold in t
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president obama suggested the u.s. will save money by winding down the wars in iraq and afghanistan. the truth, the wars have been funded with borrowed money. so ending them only means less borrowing, not a new pool of available cash. then there was romney's claim that the president's healthcare plan creates an unelected board to tell people what kind of treatments they can v the truth is the board looks at overall medicare costs by law doesn't have the power to tell doctors what treatments they can prescribe. starting today, president obama and mitt romney weigh in on the issues in an exclusive presidential forum on cbssf.com. today's issue, the economy. >>> 4:33. developing news from the south bay. two homicide investigations in san jose. the city's 36th homicide of the year happened about 12:30 this morning. a man was killed in east san jose. someone old fire on the victim and other people standing near a home. police think it was gang- related. there are no suspects. >>> there was a fight on south second street in
president obama suggested the u.s. will save money by winding down the wars in iraq and afghanistan. the truth, the wars have been funded with borrowed money. so ending them only means less borrowing, not a new pool of available cash. then there was romney's claim that the president's healthcare plan creates an unelected board to tell people what kind of treatments they can v the truth is the board looks at overall medicare costs by law doesn't have the power to tell doctors what treatments...
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meanwhile obama campaign says that obama is working on shorter, crisper answers. before he gets started, he will speak at this campaign event right here in las vegas. >> kristen welker tonight. >>> we're joined by nbc's chief white house correspondent chuck todd, lay it out for us. how important are the debates in this particular election? >> at this point in time in the campaign, the stakes are enormous for mitt romney. he is behind, you can argue by how much he's behind, is it as bad as it looks in some polls in places like ohio or florida, but the bottom line is he's behind. he needs to come out basically not just even in the presidential, but it needs to serve as a way to fire up his republican troops, it's going to keep republican candidates from fleeing him, it's going to keep big money people from fleeing him. a decisive win by president obama will only add to the momentum at this crucial time when we have early voting and you'll see a whole bunch of candidates running down the ballot running from mitt romney. >> chuck todd in our washington newsroom, thank
meanwhile obama campaign says that obama is working on shorter, crisper answers. before he gets started, he will speak at this campaign event right here in las vegas. >> kristen welker tonight. >>> we're joined by nbc's chief white house correspondent chuck todd, lay it out for us. how important are the debates in this particular election? >> at this point in time in the campaign, the stakes are enormous for mitt romney. he is behind, you can argue by how much he's behind,...
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appointed by obama. this is like shooting yourself in the head. it is not a budget is a disaster. >> read the bill. if he will read the bill, he will find the language specifically that says, this act shall serve as the budget resolution for the fiscal year. this act shall serve zero as the budget resolution and it lays out the next year. you can read the bill and you can ad the budget in the bell. go on my website and you can read i guess what happened this year. the appropriators followed it. we cut direct payments, which was hard for many farmers to swallow. it was a hard vote in the senate. the farm bill is essential to missouri. we need to get at the work of getting the farm bill done. >> jonathan dine, did you want 45 seconds on the deficit? >> i am ok. >> this will have to be our last question. >> the trust for america's health -- researchers estimate the projected increase in obesity rates will cost the united states $550 billion between now and 2013. what policies, if any, do you believe the gov
appointed by obama. this is like shooting yourself in the head. it is not a budget is a disaster. >> read the bill. if he will read the bill, he will find the language specifically that says, this act shall serve as the budget resolution for the fiscal year. this act shall serve zero as the budget resolution and it lays out the next year. you can read the bill and you can ad the budget in the bell. go on my website and you can read i guess what happened this year. the appropriators...
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obama and his liberal allies? we can't afford four more years. [ romney] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> well, we are happy to say that the dog is making a recovery. >> the dog was stabbed after an incident. we went out to find out how she is doing. >> with her shaved skin you can still see the scars on this two- year-old. they were worried that she would not make it. it was stabbed seven times. it was following a domestic dispute. >> we were very concerned. >> several of the wounds were serious. michael is an officer with the washington humane society. he has been out there rescuing abused pets. >> i was surprised what happened. in this case, she recovered and is resting. >> walking around. >> how can you do that to that poor little thing? there are some sick people in the world. >> it was thought that the suspect has mental issues. the dog is loving life. >> there are others. you can find them on our website. >> you can learn something from animals like that. >> it is nice to see someone taking su
obama and his liberal allies? we can't afford four more years. [ romney] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> well, we are happy to say that the dog is making a recovery. >> the dog was stabbed after an incident. we went out to find out how she is doing. >> with her shaved skin you can still see the scars on this two- year-old. they were worried that she would not make it. it was stabbed seven times. it was following a domestic dispute. >> we were very...
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in 2008 obama only won 41% of them. as we look across the board in the battle ground states and i've been looking at different polls, obama ask moving up with these working class white woman in places like ohio, wisconsin, even florida he's moving up to around 50% of them. that makes the math almost impossible for mitt romney in those states and they are responding largely to the economic message, the bain arguments, the 47 arguments, medicare, taxes. that is where it seems to be doing damage to romney. >> you asked the question would you say you were better off than you were during the 2008 presidential election. 31% thought they were better off. 31% worse off. same, 34%. that same 34%, but how are they lining up? >> this is really interesting. this is the question that republicans want to center the election on. are you better off than you were four years ago. and not surprisingly among the roughly one-third who say they are better off, president obama is prerge dominantly, and the ones who say they're worse off mitt
in 2008 obama only won 41% of them. as we look across the board in the battle ground states and i've been looking at different polls, obama ask moving up with these working class white woman in places like ohio, wisconsin, even florida he's moving up to around 50% of them. that makes the math almost impossible for mitt romney in those states and they are responding largely to the economic message, the bain arguments, the 47 arguments, medicare, taxes. that is where it seems to be doing damage...
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plus president obama promised he'd crack down on the banks responsible for the mortgage backed security fraud two years later justice may finally be served but it might not be the change you were looking for and the timing of it all could not be more convenient we'll tell you more. it's tuesday october second eight pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wahl and you're watching artsy. well perhaps two of the most talked about speeches from the united nations general assembly or from the leaders of two duelling nations that's israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad of course netanyahu how that unforgettable cartoon bomb with a clear red line drawn his speech was aired in full on multiple mainstream networks iran speech however was cut short and that means viewers didn't get to see this. that is a new. and fresh way i think you're an older. woman . now. you're going to. perfection i. want to go in order which is why i was a little. sick you. always walk around going over there. and. i thought it is a sacred gift from. now missions like that make all
plus president obama promised he'd crack down on the banks responsible for the mortgage backed security fraud two years later justice may finally be served but it might not be the change you were looking for and the timing of it all could not be more convenient we'll tell you more. it's tuesday october second eight pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wahl and you're watching artsy. well perhaps two of the most talked about speeches from the united nations general assembly or from the leaders of...
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president barack obama was addressing the general assembly. he brought up the fact of this anti islam film that that sparked a lot of anti-american sentiment in the arab world and actually even beyond and he said as as crude and disgusting as he believes that film is as us president he will still defend the constitutional rights of americans to have freedom of expression and freedom of speech but during a song when he was addressing the u.n. . he sort of said obama was being quite hypocritical by persecuting joining us on it and his organization wiki leaks for leaking diplomatic cables what why is this seen as hypocritical well i mean it is hypocritical for the president who campaigned on the platform. encouraging whistle blowers and whistle blowing and if you look up its exact words it was clear that whistleblowers were essential for helpful to democracy once he was elected in two thousand and eight he because the president who has gone to war on whistleblowers and he is frank record is such that that he has managed to to. to fight more whist
president barack obama was addressing the general assembly. he brought up the fact of this anti islam film that that sparked a lot of anti-american sentiment in the arab world and actually even beyond and he said as as crude and disgusting as he believes that film is as us president he will still defend the constitutional rights of americans to have freedom of expression and freedom of speech but during a song when he was addressing the u.n. . he sort of said obama was being quite hypocritical...
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not quoting any then claim and i'm not quoting obama putting the actual numbers obama's claim obama's claim about a five trillion dollars tax cut came from a tax policy center study that in the abstract will tell you the next policies are you are you denying that words that we're collecting two trillion dollars a year in taxes right no one said ok you know only two times stan is twenty romney was not running wasn't exactly what was tax plan but what are you guys both so worried about both candidates are going to grow government anyway you're just going to get a slight decrease in spending from a romney presidency obama you both should be happy liberals or conservatives should all be very happy with the growth of government i would be because it because anybody who cares about liberty or freedom or free markets they're screwed anybody who is a working poor but i want to go away for your freedom riders are you know they're going to remember it is terrible you know it's about us first we've got to have liberty for the koch brothers i get it you know we got to deregulate their oil plants
not quoting any then claim and i'm not quoting obama putting the actual numbers obama's claim obama's claim about a five trillion dollars tax cut came from a tax policy center study that in the abstract will tell you the next policies are you are you denying that words that we're collecting two trillion dollars a year in taxes right no one said ok you know only two times stan is twenty romney was not running wasn't exactly what was tax plan but what are you guys both so worried about both...
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. >> and his take on president obama. his extraordinary work with the clinton global initiative. >> we don't have to produce miracles. we just keep pushing these rocks up be hill. things get pretty lively. you want to make farming sexy. this is piers morgan tonight. >>> thank you very much for sparing the time to talk to me. you're in the 8th year now of the clinton global initiative. i'm imagine of all the world leaders you've managed to amass here there are a few topics of concentrated attention and probably right at the top of the list would be this simmering tension now between israel and iran. he was adamant that he has no plan to build a nuclear weapon. he has purely peaceful intention. what is the smart thing for america to do right now given the ratcheting up of all the rhetoric on both sides. >> i think the smart thing to do is to maintain constant conflict with the israeli intelligent service and the arab intelligent services who don't want iran to have a nuclear weapon. the gulf states don't want to acquire nuc
. >> and his take on president obama. his extraordinary work with the clinton global initiative. >> we don't have to produce miracles. we just keep pushing these rocks up be hill. things get pretty lively. you want to make farming sexy. this is piers morgan tonight. >>> thank you very much for sparing the time to talk to me. you're in the 8th year now of the clinton global initiative. i'm imagine of all the world leaders you've managed to amass here there are a few topics...
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russia is obama's encircled them obama's also encircled china he's also increased their military presence the united states and. all these military issues they're both of recipe for those of the u.s. military empire and i don't say you know one of them are coming back the military is going one of us historian gerald horne told us that it will be hard to choose the right or wrong candidate because there is almost no choice at all. unfortunately this debate is one reason why nowadays there are those who say that what we haven't learned states is not democracy but a mockery that is to say what happens then to states is that all the candidates of the left such as the green party are barred from this kind of presidential debate and as a result the kinds of policies that president obama has been acting that are subject to withering criticism from the left for example bailing out the banks but not bailing out homeowners for example this war against libya where they are not able to be criticized adequately by his opponent mr romney and as a result you have a very very tepid debate that takes plac
russia is obama's encircled them obama's also encircled china he's also increased their military presence the united states and. all these military issues they're both of recipe for those of the u.s. military empire and i don't say you know one of them are coming back the military is going one of us historian gerald horne told us that it will be hard to choose the right or wrong candidate because there is almost no choice at all. unfortunately this debate is one reason why nowadays there are...
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believe president obama, given my different personality from president johnson's, what do you think i would have to do in order to affect congress with some of the same powers that president johnson did. >> guest: well, that's a good question. let me say, first, that i wouldn't really answer it because what i learned in doing these books is you don't really know what's happens behind the scenes unless you do the research on it, and i have not done the research on this. the second thing, you know, i would like to say i think president obama has some achievements with congress that he's not giving enough credit for. i think when history looks back, says that 30-plus million people ran into the health insurance rolls through his health insurance bill, that's going to be quite a change, quite a, you know, martin luther king said the moral law of the universe bends slowly, but it bends towards justice. eng there was a bending towards justice. there are things wrong with the health care bill, but you know what johnson would have said? he said that about the civil rights bill, a flawed bil
believe president obama, given my different personality from president johnson's, what do you think i would have to do in order to affect congress with some of the same powers that president johnson did. >> guest: well, that's a good question. let me say, first, that i wouldn't really answer it because what i learned in doing these books is you don't really know what's happens behind the scenes unless you do the research on it, and i have not done the research on this. the second thing,...
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who do you prefer to win that election, romney or obama? the reason i ask you is mitt romney has been much more aggressive in the language he has used against your country than barack obama has. >> translator: i do respect the right to free elections for the people of the united states. this is the right of the people of the united states. >> were you happy with what mitt romney said about iran? >> translator: i said that i really don't want to express any opinions, but i do believe that uni lateral behaviors and bullying behaviors in the world are coming to an end. everyone in the world must seek friendship, humanity, human values and logic. and this is something that will govern the world. >>> president ahmadinejad claims there are no homosexuals in iran. when we come back, you'll hear what he told me when i asked if he believes people are born gay. mr. margin? don't be modest, bob. you found a better way to pack a bowling ball. that was ups. and who called ups? you did, bob. i just asked a question. it takes a long time to pack a bowling
who do you prefer to win that election, romney or obama? the reason i ask you is mitt romney has been much more aggressive in the language he has used against your country than barack obama has. >> translator: i do respect the right to free elections for the people of the united states. this is the right of the people of the united states. >> were you happy with what mitt romney said about iran? >> translator: i said that i really don't want to express any opinions, but i do...
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russia is obama's and obama's also in circle china has also increased the military presence the united states and. all these north they're both of rest of the support of the us military empire and i don't say you know one of them are coming back the military going one of. the u. budget committees he's expected to vote through a near ten billion euro increase in brussels funding for next year the proposal coming in they'd rage against the eurozone has caused widespread outcry across the union and while the west had countries greece international lenders are now struggling to negotiate a fresh package and despite the financial strain big government is still planning to build a multi-billion formula one racing track and that's going to devise a patrick young says the timing couldn't be what. you know the troika these people who come along and demand cuts they've been coming for the last several years every time they go away they think they've got a deal of the greek side people to stick to it so this time around everybody's finally got to the point where they realize well they might make
russia is obama's and obama's also in circle china has also increased the military presence the united states and. all these north they're both of rest of the support of the us military empire and i don't say you know one of them are coming back the military going one of. the u. budget committees he's expected to vote through a near ten billion euro increase in brussels funding for next year the proposal coming in they'd rage against the eurozone has caused widespread outcry across the union...
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well i think i mean looking at obama's speech there is i don't think anyone is surprised at the sort of widespread amnesia that it was on and the political discourse in the west about the role of the united states and europe in propping up authoritarian regimes in the region and i think one of the reasons why the speech rings so false for a lot of people watching outside of the western world is because you know people who people who don't live in the west tend to have longer memories about these sorts of things you know i mean the obama administration would like the narrative of the united states in the middle east to begin the day that he supported the revolution in egypt and actually it doesn't work that way so i mean i think that. americans tend to have just very short memories about the government's role in middle eastern politics and that to me i think is a shame as to the question about the way mr obama drew the distinction about blasphemy and free speech and i think this is an issue that's very difficult for americans to understand but i think a part of it is as you said is be
well i think i mean looking at obama's speech there is i don't think anyone is surprised at the sort of widespread amnesia that it was on and the political discourse in the west about the role of the united states and europe in propping up authoritarian regimes in the region and i think one of the reasons why the speech rings so false for a lot of people watching outside of the western world is because you know people who people who don't live in the west tend to have longer memories about...